Display of Elements in Dimension Editor

There are more options which help us manage the way elements display.

Keeping Elements

For ex: The Dimension has more elements and we want to display only few for a particular scenario.

1) Select the elements you want to display.
2) Click Edit-> Keep or Click on Keep icon directly.

Hiding Elements

1) Select the elements you want to hide.
2) Click Edit->Hide or Click Hide icon directly.

Sorting Elements Alphabetically

We can sort the elements in the Dimension Editor in asceding or descending alphabetical order.

Ascending Alphabetical - Click Edit, Sort, Ascending or click Sort Ascending icon
Descending Alphabetical - Click Edit, Sort, Descending or click Sort Descending icon

Sorting Elements by Index Value

We can sort the elements in the Dimension Order in ascending or descending according to the index value.

Ascending Index Value - Click Edit, Sort, Index Ascending or click Sort By Index, Ascending icon
Descending Index Value - Click Edit, Sort, Index Descending or click Sort By Index, Descending icon

Sort Elements by Hierarchy

We can also sort elements as they appear in the dimension hierarchy.

As they appear in the dimension hierarchy - Click Edit, Sort, Hierarchy or click Hierarchy Sort

Viewing Elements by Alias

Setting up the Alias Attribute

1) Right click on the Dimension in Server Explorer and select Edit Element Attributes.
2) Attributes Editor dialogue box opens. Create an Attribute by clicking Edit-> Add new attribute.
3) Give a name for the attribute and choose the attribute type Alias.
4) Click Ok.

All the elements will get the alias name which can be viewed in Dimension Editor. Click on Use Aliases to get the Alias Names.

Aliases names can be loaded manually or through a Turbo Integrator.